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The Water Sustainability Project team continues to emphasize a strategic public policy advocacy role and is communicating project research widely.

The Water-Energy Nexus
March 2012
This webinar explores the interconnections and interdependencies between water and energy, focusing on priority and emerging issues in regions across North America.
Wave of the Future: Water Policy in Western Canada
January 2012
This webinar highlights western Canada's current water challenges and priorities for the future, with a particular focus on water policy developments in British Columbia and B.C.’s Water Act Modernization process.
Peeling Back the Pavement: Reinventing Rainwater Management in Canada's Communities
October 2011
This webinar outlines the need for a new paradigm of rainwater management in Canada’s urban environments and looks at positive policies and initiatives already underway in communities across the country and beyond.
Shared Water, One Framework: What Canada Can Learn from EU Water Governance
September 2011
This webinar explores the benefits of collaborative water governance and summarizes lessons learned from the EU that could be applied in Canada.
Addressing Nature's Water Needs: The Science, Policy and Politics of Environmental Flows
February 2011
This webinar examines if and how environmental flows are being adequately met in Canadian rivers.
Protecting the Public Interest in Water: The Public Trust Doctrine
December 2010
This webinar examines the legal concept known as the “Public Trust Doctrine."
Recognizing Aboriginal Rights: Towards a New Water Ethic in Canada
November 2010
The ambiguity of First Nations land rights under Canadian law effects allocation and water rights regimes of many Provincial Governments. The speakers highlight the legal and practical implications of recognizing First Nations water rights and examine the opportunities it will bring in forming a new, sustainable water ethic in Canada.
The Blue Economy: Understanding the Value in Water
October 2010
In this webinar, the speakers examined the role of water in our economy, and the economic benefits of a progressive Act in Ontario, highlighting the potential opportunities for provinces and territories across Canada.
Implementing Water Policy Strategies: Beyond the Price of Paper
September 2010
The first webinar in the Blue Dialogue series set the stage for the project by focusing on the historical track record of water policy in the country and on the current momentum in Canadian water policy development.

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